How do I remove home folder from the desktop?

Question

I don't know how I changed this, after a restart I found this home folder on the desktop. I don't want it there - how do I remove it? Left click does not show an option to delete it.

Here's a screenshot:

check with nautilus the directory structure of /home/, /home/$USER/ and /home/$USER/Desktop. Have you got Ubuntu Tweak installed? UT has an option to show "home". See http://askubuntu.com/a/267056/15811 — Rinzwind, Jun 08 '14 at 17:35

score 32 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '19 at 12:51

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This has changed under Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo":

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-home false

Similarly for the Trash icon:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-trash false

Should you wish the icons back again, repeat the command with false changed to true.

answered Apr 13 '19 at 12:51

scruss

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how did you know where to find this command? – Anthony Gedeon Sep 09 '21 at 04:16
No such schema “org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons” – Soerendip Jul 04 '23 at 03:21
@Soerendip - because that was for 19.04. See For Ubuntu 22.04 answer. – scruss Jul 04 '23 at 13:47

user2514157 · Answer 2 · 2024-02-20T22:17:28.323

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For Ubuntu 22.04 or later:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding show-home false

edited Feb 20 '24 at 22:17

answered May 07 '22 at 13:37

user2514157

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Odd. Even after a restart, this did not work for me (v22.04.3), but the settings UI did https://askubuntu.com/a/1410890/849369 – Kermit Jan 08 '24 at 15:11

Tim · Answer 3 · 2020-08-13T12:47:13.517

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For Ubuntu versions prior to 19.04:

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop home-icon-visible false

For Ubuntu 19.04 or later, see this answer.

edited Aug 13 '20 at 12:47

answered Jun 08 '14 at 17:43

Tim

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Similarly, to hide the trash icon, do gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop trash-icon-visible false – Jonathan E. Landrum Mar 19 '18 at 17:06
for Mate Desktop (fork of Gnome2), use gsettings set org.mate.caja.desktop home-icon-visible false – mreithub Aug 07 '18 at 15:37

score 10 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 14 '23 at 11:03

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On ubuntu 22.04 Setting -> Appearance -> Desktop Icons -> Show Personal folder -> disable it

edited Jan 14 '23 at 11:03

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answered May 27 '22 at 08:37

Mahadev Gouda

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How do I remove home folder from the desktop?

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For Ubuntu versions prior to 19.04:

For Ubuntu 19.04 or later, see this answer.